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Aframomum longiligulatum is a rhizomatous ginger-family herb from the forests of west-central tropical Africa, known from Cameroon. Grow it as a warm, shaded, moist-soil understorey plant in a humid tropical setting.
Aframomum longiligulatum is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It was first described by Jean Koechlin.
Aframomum longiligulatum is found in Cameroon in forests with Gilbertiodendron dewevrei up to 700 meters elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aframomum longiligulatum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
